Jm. Zen et Cb. Wang, DETERMINATION OF DISSOLVED-OXYGEN BY CATALYTIC REDUCTION ON A NAFION(R) RUTHENIUM-OXIDE PYROCHLORE CHEMICALLY-MODIFIED ELECTRODE, Journal of electroanalytical chemistry [1992], 368(1-2), 1994, pp. 251-256
A Nafion(R)/ruthenium-oxide pyrochlore (Pb2Ru2-xPbxO7-y) chemically mo
dified electrode (CME) was constructed for the determination of dissol
ved oxygen (DO). Nafion(R), a perfluorosulfonated ion-exchange polymer
, was first spin coated onto a glassy carbon electrode. Ruthenium oxid
e pyrochlore particles were then synthesized in the Nafion(R) matrix b
y treatment of Ru3+, Pb2+-exchanged polymer in alkaline aqueous soluti
on with purging of O2 at 53-degrees-C for at least 1 day. The catalyti
c reduction of DO on a Nafion(R)/ruthenium-oxide pyrochlore CME result
s in fast and sensitive determination of DO in both acid and alkaline
environments. The optimal conditions for the construction of such a CM
E were thoroughly studied. The mechanism of detection is also discusse
d. The analytical utility of the CME is demonstrated by application to
underground water.